Jul 12 U.S. drilling approvals increase despite Biden climate pledge By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Approvals for companies to drill for oil and gas on U.S. public lands are on pace this year to reach their highest level since George W. Bush was president. Continue reading
Jul 12 U.S. and Russia say climate talks a springboard to ease tensions By Associated Press U.S. climate envoy John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have expressed hope that climate change talks could help reduce escalating tensions between the two rival nations. Continue reading
Jul 12 4 surprising things about baseball as we reach the All-Star break By David Brandt, Associated Press Baseball in 2021 may have its issues, but storylines are not among them. The sport moves into its All-Star break with tight races in nearly every division. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Biden calls Cuba protests a ‘call for freedom’ during meeting on gun violence By Aamer Madhani, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Monday called protests in Cuba “remarkable" and a “clarion call for freedom,” praising thousands of Cubans who took the streets to protest food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading
Jul 12 Wildfires rage as U.S. West grapples with heat wave, drought By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Firefighters were working in extreme temperatures across the U.S. West and struggling to contain wildfires, the largest burning in California and Oregon, as another heat wave baked the region, straining power grids. Continue reading
Jul 12 Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan hands over command By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Gen. Scott Miller relinquished his command at a ceremony in Kabul, taking the United States a step closer to ending its 20-year war. The move came as Taliban insurgents continue to gain territory across the country. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Psaki says denying the right to vote is ‘suppression and silencing’ By Associated Press White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the president plans to lay out his case for why lawmakers must pass a voting rights bill because denying the right to vote is "suppression and silencing."… Continue reading
Jul 12 Pfizer to discuss COVID-19 vaccine booster with U.S. officials By Hope Yen, Associated Press The move comes as President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser acknowledged that "it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely" that booster shots will be needed. Continue reading
Jul 11 Fires rage in several states as heat wave broils U.S. West By Associated Press Firefighters working in searing weather struggled to contain a Northern California wildfire that continued to grow Sunday and forced the closure of a major highway, one of several large blazes burning across the U.S. West amid another heat wave that… Continue reading
Jul 11 Mayor: 90 deaths confirmed in Florida condominium collapse By Freida Frisaro, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Sunday that 90 deaths have now been confirmed in the collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South in Surfside, up from 86 a day before. Continue reading